Posted by IsoM on March 20, 2002, at 13:06:15
In reply to Re: moving away » IsoM, posted by ELA on March 20, 2002, at 4:39:13
Emma, what's with your parents? What makes them so strange? I'm not asking you to psychoanalyse them for me, but is there anything obvious that makes them act so heartless & so variable? Did they come from a weird life & is your aunts & uncles, related to them, just as strange?
You're wonderful for wanting to be there to help your little brother. I applaud you that. Your approval, love, & support may help prevent him from becoming depressed like you. Too bad there was no one for you then. Even giving him love & comfort will do so much for you mentally & emotionally - making you feel a worthy human, boosting your own self-esteem. Think of the need to be strong & feel proud of who you are for his emotional growth & health too (despite what you do to your arms). You are a worth-while person, certainly more noble than your parents.
I so often want to grab parents that I see screwing up their children, oblivious to their pain & suffering, & shake them till their teeth rattle. How can they be so heartless to their own flesh, extensions of their own body? I think of the months I carried my babies under my heart & they always will be tied to my heart with cords - not apron-strings but heart-cords. Thy're all grown men now but still part of me - always.
I really believe, on the whole, that children act towards their parents in the same pattern that the parents act towards their children. Lippy disrespectful children often have parents that treat them that way at home, if not always in the public's eye. Parents seem to forget that if they demand respect & love from their children, they first need to show it to them as an example.
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